Head mounted display with adjustable headband

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11816255-B2
Application number	US-202117393348-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2021
Priority date	Mar 14, 2014
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

A head mounted display is provided. The head mounted display includes an optics block having a display screen. The optics block has a forward-facing region, a lower-facing region, a top-facing region, an inside-facing region, and side regions that extend from the forward-facing region toward the inside-facing region. The display screen is viewable from the inside-facing region. A band adjustment unit is located opposite the optics block. A headband has a front portion and an adjustable portion. The adjustable portion of the headband is connected to the band adjustment unit to contract a size of the headband or expand the size of the headband. The front portion of the headband has a connection to the top-facing region of the optics block that is proximate to the inside-facing region. A pad is disposed inside of the front portion of the headband. The pad provides for at least partial support of the optics block when the head mounted display is worn by a user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head mounted display, comprising:
an optics block includes a display screen;
a band adjustment unit located opposite the optics block;
a headband having a front portion and an adjustable portion, wherein the front portion of the headband having a connection to the optics block at a center location, the connection is adjustable to provide for an adjustment gap that enables sliding the optics block out to extend away from the headband and slides the optics block in to contract toward the headband, wherein the headband extends along a downward angle from the front portion that is positioned substantially above the optics block and toward the adjustable portion, the downward angle is along a straight line positioned at a substantial center of a side of the headband and extending from an approximate upper mid-point of the front portion to an approximate lower mid-point of the adjustable portion; and
a pad disposed inside of the front portion of the headband, the pad provides for at least partial support of the optics block when the head mounted display is worn by a user;
wherein the downward angle of the headband provides for the front portion to be placed proximate to a forehead of a head of the user and the adjustable portion to be placed proximate to a back lower region of the head of the user;
wherein the head mounted display includes an open region that leaves an apex of a mid-scalp region of the user's head uncovered.

2. The head mounted display of claim 1 , wherein the band adjustment unit includes a rotary wheel that turns to contract a size or expand the size of the headband.

3. The head mounted display of claim 2 , wherein to contract the size of the headband a portion of the headband moves into the band adjustment unit and to expand the size of the headband another portion of the headband moves out of the band adjustment unit.

4. The head mounted display of claim 1 , wherein the optics block 1 s configured to hang below the front portion of the headband.

5. The head mounted display of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable portion of the headband is curved and includes a padded inner surface.

6. The head mounted display of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable portion of the headband is disposed in the band adjustment unit, the band adjustment unit having a curved inner surface to be disposed proximate to a lower rear portion of a head of the user.

7. The head mounted display of claim 1 , wherein the band adjustment unit includes one or more of a wheel adjuster, or a belt adjuster, or a notched adjuster, or a pin and hole adjuster, or a snap adjuster, or a Velcro adjuster, or a tape adjuster, or a belt and buckle adjuster, or a rope adjuster, or a link connector adjuster, or an elastic adjuster, or a clip adjuster, or a lock adjuster, or a combination of two or more thereof.

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Mikhailov Anton
• Larsen Eric
• Stafford Jeffrey Roger

Classifications

• G06F3/012 Primary

  Head tracking input arrangements · CPC title

• G02B27/0093

  with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking · CPC title

• G02B27/017 Primary

  Head mounted · CPC title

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title